Although most of Murphy's
memories were wiped clean when his body was
reprogrammed, occasionally he flashed on
feelings and images from his past life
especially of his wife and child who were still
alive and unaware of his new identity.

Only his former partner, Det. Lisa Madigan (Yvette Nipar)
knew that Robocop had reclaimed some of his
humanity and his very being.

Because Murphy's right brain functions were
taken away and replaced with a hard drive
computer, he was small on imagination but big on
logic. If RoboCop wanted to kill an opponent his
wishes were overridden by his "prime directive"
programming dictates. They were:

1.

Serve the public trust

2.

Protect the innocent

3.

Uphold the law.

Stacked under these three basic rules were "use
of force" alternatives which progressed in a
logical fashion from:

1.

Verbal Command

2.

Pain Compliance

3.

Striking Techniques

4.

Incapacitate

5.

Deadly Force.

Robocop was also equipped with thermo-graphic vision, a huge multi-round .9mm
gun stored in his left leg, miniature magnetic grenades and etiquette protocols.
For example, when RoboCop finished talking with a citizen he politely concluded
"Thank you for your cooperation."

Robocop was assisted by Diana Powers (Andrea Roth), a beautiful blond secretary
whose brain was harvested by a mad scientist and placed inside a super computer.

The Robocop fiberglass costume used on the series weighed 92 pounds. The series
was based on the theatrical films RoboCop (1987) and RoboCop 2 (1990) starring
Peter Weller. In the motion picture sequel RoboCop 2 (1990) a list of new
directives are displayed:

No. 233 - Restrain hostile feelings

No. 234 - Promote positive attitude

No. 235 - Suppress aggressiveness

No. 236 - Promote pro-social values

No. 238 - Avoid destructive behavior

No. 239 - Be accessible

No. 240 - Participate in group activities

No. 241 - Avoid interpersonal conflicts

No. 242 - Avoid premature value judgments

No. 243 - Pool opinions before expressing
yourself

No. 244 - Discourage feelings of
negativity and hostility

No. 245 - If you haven't got anything nice
to say don't talk

No. 246 - Don't rush traffic lights

No. 247 - Don't run through puddles and
splash pedestrians or other cars

No. 248 - Don't say you are always
prompt when you are not

No. 249 - Don't be oversensitive to
hostility/negativity of others

No. 250 - Don't cross a ballroom
floor swinging your arms

No. 246 - Don't rush traffic lights

No. 254 - Encourage awareness

No. 256 - Discourage harsh language

No. 258 - Commend sincere efforts

No. 261 - Talk things out

No. 262 - Avoid Orion meetings

No. 266 - Smile

No. 267 - Keep an open mind

No. 268 - Encourage participation

No. 273 - Avoid stereotyping

No. 278 - Seek non-violent solutions.

TRIVIA NOTE:
In the 1960s the animated crime series 8TH
MAN/SYN/1965 told the story of a scientist named
Professor Genius, who built a super-android
called Tobor the 8th Man that contained the
memories and likeness of a police detective
(Secret Agent Brady) killed in the line of duty.

Operating out of the Metropolitan International Police Headquarters, only Chief Fumblethumbs knew
the secret identity of 8th Man as he battled crime and sought
to find Saucerlip, the man who had killed him.

The series was based
on the 1963 comic strip created by Japanese
artist Jiro Kuwata and scriptwriter Kazumasa
Hirai.